Ontario reported fewer than 500 new COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row, as well as eight additional deaths on Wednesday.
Health officials in the province reported 495 new infections today, up from 466 on Tuesday and 463 a week ago.
In the most recent cases, 302 people were found to be unvaccinated, 36 to be partially vaccinated, 115 to be fully vaccinated, and 42 to be unvaccinated.
About 30% of Ontarians are unvaccinated, including children under the age of 12 who have not yet reached the age of eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccination.
Ontario reported 613 new cases on Monday, 653 on Sunday and 640 on Saturday.
The seven-day rolling average now stands at 610, compared to 692 a week ago.
Another 760 people recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours, resulting in 4,989 active cases across the province.
The Ministry of Health reported eight more deaths today, all of which occurred in the last month.
The province’s virus-related death toll since March 2020 stands at 9,723.
Provincial labs processed more than 36,400 tests in the past 24 hours, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.7 per cent, relatively unchanged from a week ago, according to the ministry.
Among the latest cases, 84 are children between zero and 11 years old, 40 are individuals between 12 and 19 years old, 191 are between 20 and 39 years old, 133 are between 40 and 59, 44 are between 60 and 79 and four are 80 and older.
Meanwhile, 170 school-related coronavirus cases were reported by the province today. There are 4,844 public schools across Ontario.
In the Greater Toronto Area, Toronto logged 107 new cases, while 33 were reported in Peel Region, 35 in York Region, 20 in Halton and 10 in Durham.
In the meantime, 39 new cases have been reported in Ottawa and Hamilton, with 33 cases in Windsor-Essex.
There are presently 292 patients with the condition in Ontario hospitals, with 172 in intensive care units.
164 people in ICUs are not fully vaccinated or have an uncertain vaccination status, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott, while eight are fully immunized.
Since January 2020, there have been 585,502 lab-confirmed coronavirus cases and 570,790 recoveries.
So date, 86% of Ontarians aged 12 and up have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with 80% receiving two doses and being declared completely vaccinated.
Source_ cp24.com
